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Wildrose opens Calgary-Greenway nomination process
The Wildrose Party has opened its nomination process for the yet-to-be-called byelection in Calgary-Greenway. Premier Rachel Notley has until May 3 to call a byelection in Calgary-Greenway to replace...
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Braid: Trudeau's new pipeline approach could actually work, some day
Sir John A. Macdonald of beloved schoolroom memory was all for the national railroad, but it didn’t prove much easier to build than a modern pipeline, even though things were simpler in the days when a...
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Medicine Hat mayor lashes out at Trudeau, says cities doing 'all the real...
The mayor of Medicine Hat is blasting the federal government over what he says is a lack of funding as municipalities work to meet the Liberals’ pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of...
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Police crack down on their own bad drivers
Calgary police are working internally to encourage — and when necessary enforce — better driving behaviour among officers. At a Calgary police commission meeting Tuesday afternoon, acting Supt. Mike...
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Oilpatch veterans taking pay cuts, planning futures in other industries,...
For 36 years, Sue Jones rode out the ups and downs of Alberta’s oilpatch. But after she was laid off last March, she knew her days in the oil and gas industry were over. “I’m done,” said Jones, 56, who...
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A call for six donated bikes for Syrian kids prompted hundreds for refugees...
A plea for six bikes for the children of a Syrian refugee family in Calgary has turned into an outpouring of donations that may see hundreds of bikes doled out to refugee kids throughout Calgary. On...
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Guns, drugs, illegal poultry: A busy, sometimes bizarre, year at border...
From seizing drugs, weapons and undeclared meat, to helping police arrest fugitives, Canada Border Services Agency officers in Calgary and at southern Alberta land crossings had a very busy year in...
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Manslaughter charge laid after 28-year-old man found dead
RCMP have laid charges in connection with the death of a man on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation on Friday morning. Officers were called by EMS just before 5:30 a.m. to a home west of Calgary after...
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Cheap crude creating struggle for ethanol producers
Count ethanol producers among those reeling from $30 oil. Distillers are reducing output as cheap crude and gasoline pressures returns. Ethanol production in the seven days ended Jan. 22 fell in...
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Trudeau is Alberta-bound to meet Notley in early February
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is coming to Alberta next week. Trudeau’s press secretary, Cameron Ahmad, said Wednesday the prime minister will meet with Premier Rachel Notley on Feb. 3. Ahmad said he...
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Rape victim yells at attacker: 'I am someone's granddaughter!"
Wiping away tears, the victim of a Calgary rape four years ago yelled at her abuser Wednesday as she spoke of the impact of the crime. “I will never be free of the fear that he may do this to someone...
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Small and medium-sized businesses plan to cut spending 27% this year
A new survey shows small and medium-sized businesses in Alberta will slash spending more than expected this year as the oil downturn hits every level of the province’s economy. The government-owned...
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Three men charged in Red Deer cocaine, meth bust
Mounties have charged three men after seizing cocaine, methamphetamine and more than $35,000 in cash from a Red Deer home last week. RCMP launched an investigation into a drug trafficking operation on...
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Calgarians skipping out on paying their transit fares has declined
Calgarians are an honest bunch. At least that’s what Calgary Transit’s annual fare compliance study shows. The two week study was conducted between Oct. 19 and Nov. 1. Peace officers toured the CTrain...
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Spruce Meadows founder patriarch to rest
Hundreds pay respects at Ron Southern's funeralPopular Spruce Meadows founder laid to rest Members of Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) stand outside of the Spruce Meadows Riding Hall before...
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Take a tour: Alberta 'sky palace' open for business with old furniture,...
A penthouse suite that was dubbed the sky palace as it came to symbolize what was seen as the former Alberta government’s sense of entitlement is open for business. But the space has become a...
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LRT fare cheating hits all-time low as number of tickets rise sharply
While transit officials say fare evasion on Calgary’s LRT system hit an all-time low last year of just 1.7 per cent, the number of tickets issued by enforcement officers jumped 28 per cent to 17,000....
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Animal torturer Camardi facing probation violation charges
Nicolino Camardi, the Calgary man sentenced to 22 months for torturing and killing a cat and dog, is facing new charges, among them breaching probation by owning or living with pets. Camardi, 20,...
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Female pedestrian injured in hit-and-run collision
A female pedestrian has been rushed to hospital Thursday afternoon after being struck in a hit-and-run collision. Officers and paramedics were called to Blackfoot Trail and 46th Avenue S.E. just after...
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Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know
With the second case of Zika virus in Alberta recently confirmed — contracted abroad in both instances — the disease spreading across other parts of the Americas is in the spotlight. Mosquito-borne and...
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